AN INTERVIEW WITH JAY JEANNOTTE: HAYMAKERS FOR HOPE CHAMPION
Haymakers for Hope is an official 501(c)(3) charity organization that raises funds for cancer research, care, awareness, and survivorship. They have successfully raised over $20 million in their fight to end cancer in their first ten years. […]
Get to know Andrew Trencheny
Continuing our Falvey employee spotlight series, we’d like to introduce Andrew Trencheny. Andrew recently joined our Falvey Shippers Insurance team as an account assistant. […]
2021 Holiday Season Shipping Trends & Statistics
In 2020, we experienced the impact of the global pandemic on holiday shopping and shipping trends. We saw a record number of consumers turning to e-commerce due to safety concerns and stay-at-home orders as we braced for the onset of “shipageddon,” a potential shipping crisis involving port congestion, labor shortages, and a chaotic retail supply chain. […]
Get to know Nick Dellamano
In this month’s employee spotlight series, we’re turning our attention to Nick Dellamano. Nick recently joined our team in May 2021, taking on the important role of account assistant. […]
Falvey Shippers Insurance Offers Admitted Shipper’s Interest Product
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, May 5, 2021 – Effective April 1, 2021, Falvey Shippers Insurance offers a fully admitted all-risk shipper’s interest insurance providing more protection for existing and future clients. Falvey is now one of very few admitted shipper’s interest solutions in the market. […]
Porch Pirate Prevention Plan - Post-Pandemic Update
While someone can swipe a package from your doorstep any day of the year, porch piracy surges during the holiday season. This is particularly true for 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
What is Freight Class?
Shippers and carriers use freight class to determine standard shipping rates for specific kinds of cargo. Cargo pieces have different transportation characteristics, such as size and liability, which can affect their shipping rates. Because not all products are the same, it’s important to price each load of cargo accordingly. […]
2020 Holiday Season Shipping Trends & Statistics
The 2019 holiday season saw a significant increase in holiday spending compared to 2018, and 2020 was on track to do so as well. Even though the world is facing the impacts of a global pandemic, experts are still predicting a big increase in spending this holiday season. […]
Incoterms® 2020: Defining FAS, FOB, CFR & CIF
For the last article in our blog series breaking down Incoterms®2020, we’ll explain the four rules that apply specifically to sea and inland waterway transport. In our previous articles, we addressed the first eight terms that cover any mode of transport. (See “Defining DAP, DPU & DDP” and “Defining EXW, FCA, CPT & CIP.”) […]
Incoterms® 2020: Defining DAP, DPU & DDP
In this article, we continue our blog series that explains all 11 rules in Incoterms® 2020 and spotlight DAP, DPU, and DDP. We recommend familiarizing yourself with these rules so you can utilize them in your everyday sales transactions . […]
